Iraq

On Tuesday, the Minister of Environment, Jassem Al-Falahi, drew attention to Iraq’s seriousness with the use of “industrial rain” technology, pointing out the need for 3 factors to make this experiment a success. In an interview with the official newspaper, Al-Falahi said, “Industrial seeding is one of the things that …

Iraqi fighter jets pounded two caves and a hideout used by ISIS militants in the mountains of Hamrin in Diyala, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Tuesday. SMC said that the Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out two airstrikes on the targets based on accurate intelligence information. The statement …

On Monday, ISIS elements attempted to smuggle to Diyala Governorate. A source in the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said; that the PMF foiled an infiltration by ISIS when a terrorist group approached security in the Naft Khana sector 85 km east of Baqubah. PMF launched a campaign in the vicinity …

A group of Iraqi hackers has reportedly launched a massive cyberattack on Israeli NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd., which is responsible for the design and construction of a mass transit system for Tel Aviv in the Occupied Territories. Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel associated with Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), reported that a group based …

The representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Ahmed Al-Asadi, confirmed today, Thursday, that the political blocs agreed to proceed with the formation of a national government in accordance with the principle of balance, consensus and partnership. And MP Ahmed Al-Asadi read out a statement in which he referred to the agreement …

Iraq’s parliament swore in 64 new lawmakers on Thursday to replace 73 members of a bloc led by Muqtada al-Sadr after the powerful Shiite Muslim cleric asked them to step down amid a prolonged stalemate over forming a government. Nine MPs did not attend the session. A Parliamentary source reported …

A Parliamentary source reported that the Parliament Presidium asked the candidates who secured the largest numbers of votes to attend tomorrow’s session. A source said  that the 73 candidates were asked to attend the session on Thursday, at 11 am,  to take the constitutional oath and replace the resigned Sadrist …

The Belarusian authorities said that it delivered the Iraqi delegation that visited Minsk information about the mass and secret executions of Iraqi refugees by Polish soldiers on the borders with Belarus. The Investigative Committee held a working meeting with representatives of Iraq On June 21, 2022, a working meeting with …

Today, Monday, the coordination framework affirmed its continuation with the necessary steps to form a government. Al-Attar said in a statement, received by Al-Ghadir, that “the coordination framework held its regular meeting today, to discuss the latest developments in the political arena,” stressing “it will continue with the necessary steps …

The head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq, Massoud Barzani, discussed with a high-ranking delegation from the Sovereignty Alliance, the latest developments in the process Barzani’s office said in a statement, that the latter “received today, Saturday, at his headquarters in the resort of Salah al-Din in the Erbil …

A member of Al-Fatah’s parliamentary bloc called for announcing the Speicher massacre a national day, lambasting the government’s neglection of the compensations file. Lawmaker Mohammad Karim al-Beldawi said , “eight years after the tragic massacre of Speicher at the hands of terrorism and Baath remnants, the government failed to settle …

Two members of the oil  Ministry’s “Quake fore” were reportedly injured in a blast in Nineveh earlier today, Saturday. A source said News Agency that an explosive device targeted the force on duty in the district of Tal Afar, injuring two members of the protection team team. “A security force …

Environmental expert, Ali al-Musaferi, revealed that some marshlands south of Iraq have completely dried up. Al-Musaferi said that the situation of the Dalmaj Marsh is good, while Huwaiza Marsh has completely dried up due to the lack of water releases. The water levels in middle marshlands have remarkably decreased, while …

Baghdad and Tehran have agreed to establish a committee to bolster the cultural exchange in a meeting between Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Hasan Nadhem, and the head of Iran’s Islamic Organization of Culture and Islamic, Mohammad Mahdi Imani Por, in Tehran earlier today, Saturday. According to an official readout of …

The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, called on the United States of America to pressure countries to withdraw their nationals from al-Hol border camp. The Chancellery said in a statement: “Al-Araji met in his office today, Wednesday, with the new US ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanowski.” Al-Araji welcomed Romanowski, wishing …

Iraq recorded 205 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Thursday.   In its daily epidemiological report on COVID-19, the Ministry registered 120 recovery cases and zero mortalities.   The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the country …

Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Thursday instructed the lawmakers affiliated with his movement to write their resignation letters in an escalation of the bitter political deadlock holding up the formation of a new government in Iraq. In a televised speech he delivered earlier today, Thursday, al-Sadr said, “if the …

A drone exploded near the US consulate in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the latest in a series of attacks in the area amid growing anti-American sentiments in the country. Security sources said the US consulate’s military section in the Shorsh neighborhood, located in the northern city of Erbil, was targeted …

n Wednesday, the Iraqi parliament voted on the emergency support for the Emergency Law for Food Security. A parliamentary source said. The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hakim Al-Zamili, considered the voting “a victory for the rights of the poor.” “We will follow up on the mechanism of disbursing the …

Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) announced on Wednesday arresting a prominent ISIS terrorist in Kirkuk. The PMF said in a statement that the arrestee who worked at the “Nineveh state” comes from a terrorist family and has three brothers belonging to the terrorist organization; the first is the commander of the Bartala …